Comparison

Streaks vs Marshmallows

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Streaks

Build positive habits and break negative ones with this award-winning tracker. Set custom goals, time your activities, and sync across all your Apple devices. Integrates with Apple Health and Screen Time for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Track up to 24 habits
  • Customizable tracking schedules
  • Negative tasks for breaking bad habits
  • Timed habits with Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Automatic tracking via Apple Health
  • Syncs across all Apple devices
  • Interactive widgets
Features
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STREAKS. The habit tracker that helps you build good habits and break bad ones. Apple Design Award winner. Choose up to 24 habits you want to keep, and build a streak of days in a row. Streaks works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro, and keeps everything in sync with iCloud. BUILD HABITS YOUR WAY * Track a habit every day, on specific days, a few times a week, or every few days * Set goals over a week, fortnight, month or year, such as 10,000 steps a day or 3 workouts a week * Break bad habits with negative tasks: quit smoking, drink less coffee, spend less time on your phone * Time habits such as meditation, reading or brushing your teeth, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island * Record a note for any day * Reminders arrive around when you usually complete a habit, only if it isn't done yet AUTOMATIC WITH APPLE HEALTH AND SCREEN TIME * Streaks completes habits for you from more than 80 types of Apple Health data, including steps, workouts, sleep, water, mindful minutes and calories * Log water, mindful minutes or toothbrushing in Streaks and it's saved to the Health app too * Screen Time habits track how long you spend in apps, so you can cut back on your phone “I was smoking 15 cigarettes each day. Streaks helped me to quit smoking by reducing and then eliminating my daily use.” - Ben, Adelaide. ON EVERY APPLE DEVICE * Interactive widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen let you complete habits without opening the app * A full Apple Watch app, with complications for every watch face * Siri and Shortcuts support * Share a habit with a friend or family member who also uses Streaks, so they can encourage you and keep you accountable MAKE IT YOURS * Over 30 color themes, including animated themes and seasonal looks * Over 800 habit icons * The Gold theme celebrates the days you complete every habit * Statistics for your current and best streaks, completion rates and history “I've now reduced my coffee intake by 70% with Streaks, something I struggled with for 5 years. It's a life changing app to me.” - Otávio, Chicago. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do I need an account? No. There's no sign-up or login. Your habits are stored on your device and synced through your own iCloud account, not on our servers. Which devices does Streaks work on? iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. The apps sync with each other through iCloud. Can I share Streaks with my family? Yes. Streaks supports Family Sharing. Does Streaks have ads or tracking? No. Streaks has no ads and doesn't track you. Does it work offline? Yes. You can complete habits without a connection, and they sync the next time you're online. How many habits can I track? Up to 24, across four pages of six. Can I track a habit weekly, or a few times a week? Yes. A habit can repeat daily, on chosen days, a number of times per week, fortnight, month or year, or every few days. Does it work with Apple Health? Yes. Streaks reads and writes Health data with your permission, so habits like steps, workouts, sleep and water complete automatically. Is there a version for kids? Yes. Little Streaks is a separate app with routines and rewards for children. Questions, suggestions or other feedback? Please email support@streaks.app. If you like Streaks, please leave us a review! Your reviews enable us to keep improving and updating the app. ABOUT HEALTH DATA On supported devices, Streaks reads and writes data in the Health app with your permission, to determine completion of your tasks and to save what you log. All data is accessed in full accordance with the app review rules set by Apple. Please read our privacy policy at https://streaks.app/privacy for more information on our use of data. -- STREAKS® is a registered trademark of Crunchy Bagel Pty Ltd.

About

Marshmallows

This app uses the Pomodoro technique and intermittent reinforcement to boost productivity. Set focused work timers and receive random rewards for breaks, helping you balance work and rest to avoid burnout.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Intermittent reinforcement rewards
  • Focus on tasks without distractions
  • Balance work and rest cycles
  • Productivity overview and tracking
  • Avoid burnout and stress
Features
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Marshmallows helps you build better daily habits by making restraint visible. Choose the apps that distract you most, set your day-start time, and let Marshmallows help you pause before impulsively unlocking them. Earn willpower through: Staying away from selected distracting apps Constructive activities, like sports and breathing exercises When you try to open a blocked app, Marshmallows gives you a short interruption screen before you decide whether to resist or unlock. Your daily score updates throughout the day, showing how much willpower you’ve earned from phone restraint and constructive activity. Marshmallows is designed for people who want a simple, honest way to train self-control one day at a time. Health data is only used to read workout activity and calculate fitness-based willpower credits. Marshmallows does not write Health data.

Screenshots

Streaks4 screens
Marshmallows3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marshmallows at Free against Streaks's $5.99. Marshmallows also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (80% vs 72%). Streaks's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (27K vs 4). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Marshmallows is free to download; Streaks costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Streaks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streaks has 27K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Streaks's written reviews are positive against 80% of Marshmallows's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streaks ships an update every 2 weeks, Marshmallows every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Streaks versus Marshmallows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreaksMarshmallows
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (27K ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrunchy BagelSebastian Vogt

Customer experience

Streaks

All ratings27,357 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews1,629 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.5%

Marshmallows

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Streaks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks randomly disappearing or reappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when completing tasks
  • Apple Watch app not always syncing properly
  • Issues with the interactive widget functionality

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to track more than 12 tasks
  • Ability to mark tasks as missed or partially completed
  • More detailed progress tracking and statistics
  • Customizable task categories and organization
  • Improved weekly/monthly goal tracking
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  • Shareable streaks and accountability features

Marshmallows

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Streaks

No in-app purchases

None

Marshmallows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Streaks free?
Streaks costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marshmallows free?
Marshmallows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Streaks or Marshmallows?
Streaks is rated higher. Streaks averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Marshmallows averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Streaks or Marshmallows have ads?
Neither Streaks nor Marshmallows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Streaks or Marshmallows?
Streaks ships an update every 2 weeks, and Marshmallows every 4 days. Most recently, Streaks was updated on November 13, 2026 and Marshmallows on November 3, 2026.

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